by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 10, 2011 | Marketing, News |
Mortgage applications decreased 4.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 2, 2011. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 8, 2011 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Recently, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its first NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), a new economic index revealing metropolitan areas that have shown improvement for at least six months in three key economic areas—housing...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 8, 2011 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Regional Spotlight—(MCT)—When it comes to housing, baby boomers are different from many people in two important ways: they have more equity in their homes, and many are preparing to move. If housing experts are right, boomers—the 77 million Americans ages 47 to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 7, 2011 | Best Practices, Coaching, Marketing, News |
We have all had the experience of throwing a stone in a pond and watching the waves ripple across the surface in ever expanding, concentric circles. Just as a ripple hits the shoreline, your reputation for the quality and quantity of service you render precedes you in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 7, 2011 | Best Practices, Coaching, Marketing, News |
As a culture, we are infatuated with “magic pill” cures that can solve many of life’s problems. Weight loss, chronic pain, get-rich-quick businesses, fantastic abs and, yes, even the “recruiting pill.” Brokers today are growing in many ways and, those who are not, may...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 7, 2011 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
(MCT)—With mortgage interest rates hovering around 50-year lows, refinancing is an appealing prospect for many homeowners. I think this is especially true considering the stock market’s August gyrations. Taking nervous energy and using it to focus on sure-thing money...